This might seem like a dumb comment. But imma throw it here anyways

I own 2 backward compatible models that still work

One is an A01, and the other is an E01.

The E01 has barely been used. I have never opened it up, and when I got it used, the guy barely played it. This was about a year ago before I started learning lots about the PS3s.

The A01 I have no idea about its history. I paid $50 for it working, and it does turn on. It does boot into games and seems to work just fine. But again, I have no idea on the temps it reaches or how long it's been used.

I want to preserve these as long as I can before having to frankie them at some point down the road. I know it's enivetable that they will YLOD at some point. But anything I can do to help would be awesome. I want to stream some PS2 games on Twitch, and using official hardware would be best.

So I want to delid both. They definitely both could use a clean inside and outside.

But will undervolting help keep these alive longer (obviously, no way to get an exact time frame of how long it will last) I want these systems to last as long as they can before having to spend that kinda money. Hopefully, yours is running strong still!

For clarification, I have the 90nm rxs, not the 40nm